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Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa speaks during the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
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President Donald Trump listens in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump Administration Appeals Hawaii Travel Ban Ruling
The Donald Trump administration on Thursday appealed the ruling of a US federal judge in Hawaii who had a day prior maintained his freeze on the president’s revised restrictions on travel from some Muslim-majority countries. The Justice Department’s filing...Caption:
Iraqis flee on foot carrying their belongings to escape the fighting for Mosul’s Old City with the ISIS group on Mar 30, 2017. (Photo: AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
UN Chief Urges More Aid for People of Mosul
More funding is needed for UN programs in Iraq, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Friday, calling for more solidarity from the international community for the people of Mosul. Almost 215,000 people are currently displaced as a result of the ongoing battle to retake the...Caption:
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels. (AP)
Tillerson Presses NATO on Spending: US Will Commit to Past Agreements
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told NATO that the Washington will remain committed to previous agreements and ensure that the alliance has the capability to defend itself, including from Russian aggression. He warned, in his first NATO meeting in Brussels, allies...Caption:
Lebanon’s Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil speaks during an interview with Reuters in Beirut October 21, 2014. REUTERS/Sharif Karim